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popular are accessible to both. Most explorations are organized exclusively during dedicated exploration periods, while others, like Model UN and
Robotics, have regular events outside of the school day and campus. Exploration blocks last for one term, but students are often encouraged to register for the same exploration consecutively. Also known as 'explorations', the upper school offers optional teacher-led elective courses which focus on specialized fields not otherwise covered in the academic cirriculum. Exploration courses encompass a full class period, whereas exploration blocks are often limited to half a class period.
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to the gym was built, to house the school's library, administrative offices, and a student forum. A performing arts theater was completed in 1988, and a new middle school building was added in 1999. The
Gateway Building, completed in 2010, contains the admission, development, alumni, and business offices, as well as the offices of Breakthrough Manchester.
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Both the middle and upper school contain a rotating group of student-led clubs named 'explorations'. Fields that are not contained within the school's cirriculum are likely contained in a dedicated exploration, such as
Robotics. Many are exclusive to either the upper or middle school, whilst the most
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The Turf Field, Derryfield's premier artificial surface athletic field, was built in 2008, with floodlights added in 2009. Drainage and special snow blowing equipment make it ready to use in or after almost any weather situation. Derryfield's soccer, field hockey and lacrosse teams use it regularly,
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In both middle and upper school, students have the option to participate in what is called an
Independent Sport. This means that to fulfill one of two yearly sports requirements, students may count a sport or activity they participate in outside of school. They must log the same amount of hours per
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Athletic and Wellness Center was completed in November 2019. The new building is located on top of the land where the tennis courts used to be, across from the building with the old gym. A new Science and Innovation Center was also completed in 2019 in the space of the old
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Student Activities – becoming the gymnasium which, at the time, also served as an auditorium. In 1981, a connector from the academic building
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Derryfield School is governed by a Board of Trustees, composed of fiduciaries who steer the course of the school by managing finances and initiatives on the part of the school. The Board of Trustees is primarily dedicated to ensuring that the Derryfield School "has adequate resources to advance
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Derryfield offers a interscholastic athletic and physical activity program on several levels, competing in numerous sports in both the Middle and Upper
Schools during all three seasons. The Middle School teams compete in the Tri-County League, with teams from New Hampshire's
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Division IV member school, although some sports such as lacrosse and field hockey compete in higher divisions, due to the team's record of success. There are also opportunities to participate in non-team and independent sports in both the Middle and Upper Schools.
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Construction of a new 11,800-square-foot (1,100 square meters) dining hall named the Matarese Commons was completed in 2023. The Matarese Commons was built into the Athletic & Wellness Center, filling the space between the center and the main school building.
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and the baseball and softball teams use it for practice when their grass fields are unplayable. The field is also used by outside clubs and teams, either for regular rental, or in the early spring, when their own grass fields may be still frozen or under water.
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